One Response to “RET Syndrome or DWARFISM”

1. admin says:

   March 30, 2010 at 7:51 am

   Perry Robertson (probert…@fcor.glfc.forestry.ca) wrote:

   : Does anyone have any information about RET syndrome or DWARFISM?
   :
   : What exactly does RET stand for anyways?
   :
   : Perry Robertson
   : probert…@fcor.glfc.forestry.ca
   :
   

   Rett Syndrome is named after the Austrian Doctor (Dr. Rett!) who identified
   the symptoms which are typical of the disorder.  It affects only girls,
   who are born apparently normal but who begin to regress in development,
   usually before 18 months of age, gradually decreasing in physical and verbal
   abilities.  There is a Rett Syndrome association or society– if you
   Email me I can refer you to the local president.  The affected girls still
   respond well to music, so music therapy is a very effective means of
   maintaining physical abilities and of improving quality of life.  

   We have in the video library of the Canadian Association for Music
   Therapy a videotape on music therapy with Rett syndrome.  If you’re
   interested in borrowing it, please Email me:

   ltr…@mach1.wlu.ca

   There is no charge for borrowing the video, but we do ask the borrower to
   pay shipping charges.

   Lynda Tracy, MTA
   Administrative Coordinator
   Canadian Association for Music Therapy